Portable fence



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No. 328,104. Patented Oct. 13, 1885..

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

CHRISTIAN H. BRANDT AND CARL J. WERTH, OF LOGANVILLE, NVISCONSIN.

PORTABLE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.328,104, dated October 13, 1885.

Application filed May 14, 1884. Serial No. 131,460. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHRISTIAN H. BRANDT and CARL J. XVERTH, citizens of the United States, residing at Loganville, in the county of Sank and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Fences; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in portable fences.

The object of the invention is to provide a fence simple in its construction, adapted to be used on level ground or hillside with equal facility, firm and reliable in its position when in use, and that may be readily moved, when desired, from one location to another without change in or injury to its structure or functional capability. We attain these objects by the apparatus hereinafter described, which may be more readily explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of a single section of fence, showing our improvement. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the end of the section of fence shown in Fig. 1 in a slightly modified form, having the post B removed to show the parts more fully.

Like letters refer to the same parts in both figures.

In the drawings, A is a single section or length of board fence constructed in the usual way, with a post or standard, B, rigidly affixed at each end of the section of fence, but preferably having said posts placed alternately on opposite sides of the fence, and the battens or cleats O G affixed to the fence parallel with and on the opposite side to each of said posts, providing recesses D D, adapted for affixing therein at one end of the length of fence the lugs or stays E E, and at the other end for the reception of the free ends of such lugs E, whereby the several lengths of said fence are attached together and held in relative position. Near the upper part of said section of from the posts B and parallel thereto, a bracket, F, is rigidly aflixed to said section of fence, and a pin, G, is inserted through said bracket and post, said post, bracket, pin, and top board of the fence being so adjusted relatively to each other as to provide apassage between them for the brace H, in the manner and for the purpose hereinafter described.

H is an independent removable brace having a series of notches, J J, in one side near one extremity, adapted, when used, to receive the pin G, and also having on one sidethe rigidly inserted and projecting pin K, adapted to enter and allow the free movement thereon of the swinging slotted arm L, said slotted arm L being pivoted at one end to the post-B, or to the bracket F, as shown in Fig. 2, and having a slot therein provided along the side thereof with recesses N N, which slot and recesses are adapted for receiving the pin K on brace H.

It is obvious that by the aid of our rem0vable and adjustable brace H and the devices hereinbefore described we are enabled to set our fence up and keep it in position either on a level ground or on a hillside, as having set our fence upright on the ground and inserted the upper end of the brace H between the bracketF and the post B, and adjusted it so that the pin G will be in one of the notches J, and drawing the bottom of the brace inwardly toward the fence until it rests on the ground, We retain it there by placing one of the recesses N N in swinging slotted arm L over the pin K, and a second brace being similarly placed in the fence on the other side, the-fence is held firmly and steadily in position.

As can be seen, this fence may be readily 1. In portable fences, the section of fence A, 5

provided with posts BB, brackets FF, and pins G G, and having pivoted thereon the swinging slotted arms LL, provided with one or more recesses, N N, on the inner side of said slot, in combination with the independent braces H H, provided with notches J J, subfence and at each end thereof, a little removed stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In portable fences, the sections of fence to receive the pins K K, substantially as and A A, provided with posts B B, brackets F F, for the purpose set forth. pins G G, battens O O, forming with the posts In testimony whereof We afifix our signatures and boards the recesses D D, adapted to rein presence of tWo Witnesses. 5 oeive the lugs E E, and the lugs E E, in com- T bination with the braces HH, provided with gggg g g ig notches J J and pins K K, and the swinging slotted arms L L, pivoted at one extremity to Witnesses: the posts B B, and provided on the side of said D. B. HULBURT,

10 slots with one or more recesses, NN, adapted F. D. HULBUR'I. 

